What role does the 'ciré finish' mentioned in the down jacket description play?
When looking through product descriptions, unfamiliar finishing techniques can give one pause. One wants to know what difference this treatment makes to the shell's appearance or during outdoor activities.
It is a finish that presses the fabric surface with heat and pressure to give a calm sheen and prevent down leakage and wind.
A ciré finish is a finish that firmly presses and smooths the fabric surface with heated rollers. The surface becomes smooth. As the uneven fiber texture is flattened and pressed tightly together, a calm sheen envelops the outer surface[1][2][3]. Because the gaps in the weave are densely filled, it also serves to reduce down feathers from poking out from the inside and blocks the wind.
ostrya's Aether Down Jacket and Sapwood Down Jacket added a water-repellent treatment to this ciré finish[4][5][6]. It is a treatment that prevents water droplets from soaking into the fabric and causes them to roll off the surface[7][8][9]. It slows down the phenomenon where feathers get wet from moisture and lose their loft. Even if you suddenly encounter raindrops or snow outdoors, you can lightly shake it off and continue on your way.
How long the sheen and water repellency of the ciré finish are maintained after repeated washing has not yet been confirmed in official materials.
Product measurements
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26FW Aether Down Jacket Abyss
Measurements
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 213g |
26FW Sapwood Down Jacket Black
Measurements
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 170g |
| 무게 | 0.1g |
Other stated figures
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Nylon ◦ | 10cm |
| Shell ◦ | 100cm |
For rows marked with ◦, flat measurement or circumference could not be confirmed in official sources, so hmmm determined them using figures from the same item.
26FW Sapwood Down Jacket Natural
Measurements
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 170g |
| 무게 | 0.1g |
Other stated figures
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| Nylon ◦ | 10cm |
| Shell ◦ | 100cm |
For rows marked with ◦, flat measurement or circumference could not be confirmed in official sources, so hmmm determined them using figures from the same item.